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Synonyms for ruckus
Synonyms
affray [chiefly British], brawl, broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), rough-and-tumble, row, ruction
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Too much of anything will lead to trouble and cause a ruckus that will send a red flag to someone in a position of power. — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, "Horoscopes: Aug. 13 2019," 13 Aug. 2019 Halas, a former Illini player, paid close attention to the ruckus in Champaign. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 20, Red Grange," 17 Aug. 2019 One afternoon in my backyard there was a ruckus in a nearby tree between a squirrel and a jay. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "The quirky habits of El Cerrito hummingbirds," 14 Aug. 2019 The technology is making its debut in the Premier League this season, and caused one punditry ruckus in Saturday's early kickoff when a Gabriel Jesus strike was ruled out for the tightest of offsides in the buildup. — SI.com, "VAR Officials Confirm Man City Penalty Retake Wasn't Because Lukasz Fabianski Moved Off His Line," 10 Aug. 2019 The woman kicked and screamed, drawing the attention of two people walking nearby who heard the ruckus and walked towards the noise. — Erin Baldassari, The Mercury News, "Woman fights off attempted rapist in Mountain View, police say," 20 July 2019 Within moments, his neighbors joined in the ruckus. — Ryan Faircloth, Twin Cities, "Unarmed and outnumbered, MN corrections officers use crisis intervention to defuse tense encounters," 5 July 2019 At one point, Kim appeared to chuckle at the ruckus as people shouted at each other to get out of the way. — William Cummings, USA TODAY, "White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham bruised amid scuffle by reporters with North Korean guards," 30 June 2019 Despite the ruckus, the senate ultimately managed to bring the bill to a vote, deciding 26-24 to pass the bill to end the program. — Tara Law, Time, "Pennsylvania Senate Session Descends Into Screaming Match Over Poverty Assistance Program," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ruckus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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